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gotwind
Since 11 Jan 2008
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Kauai
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 Fri Jan 11, 08 9:48 pm U of Oregon and OSU |
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| Currently a Sophmore in High school and was looking at both schools for after. Not familiar w/ the area let alone the state and was wondering how the kiting is for both schools. Any info about the collages, area, kiting, etc.. would be greatly appretiated. Oregon in Eugene and OSU in corvalis. |
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Kataku2k3
Since 14 Aug 2005
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Los Angeles, CA
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| Fri Jan 11, 08 10:00 pm |
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Oregon State! 
OSU if you want to be an enginerd or pharmacist (only because we have our own pharm school)...
UofO if you're a hippie that likes business/marketing or wants to be a to be a doctor (where my sis goes for Bio/Pre-med).
I'm Bio/Pre-med and went to OSU though.
Each are within an hour of the coast (Eugene-Florence/Corvallis-Newport).
Just out of curiousity, where are you from in Kauai? I've got a bunch of friends (met at OSU) which are originally from there.
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DROCK999
Since 31 May 2007
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Left Coast
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| Fri Jan 11, 08 10:07 pm |
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| UO has the nearby ditch aka fern ridge (see other topic posts to get a visual), UO is also an hour away from Florence. OSU is 45 to 60 min from newport. So both are about an hour away from the beach, and Hood River is about 3 hrs from eugene |
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gotwind
Since 11 Jan 2008
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Kauai
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Spike
Since 13 May 2007
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Alameda
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| Sat Jan 12, 08 12:17 am |
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OSU has a kiteboarding club team, its only 50 bucks to join and you get to go all over the country to kite... Regional Championships are held on Fern Ridge
Plus OSU is closer to the gorge |
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stringer
Since 31 Jul 2007
694 Posts
Chucktown
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| Sat Jan 12, 08 12:25 am |
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| $50 payable directly to... |
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gotwind
Since 11 Jan 2008
3 Posts
Kauai
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| Sat Jan 12, 08 12:47 am |
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Kiteboarding club/team  I know where i'm going |
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Spike
Since 13 May 2007
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Alameda
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| Sat Jan 12, 08 2:47 am |
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| club gets new gear every year too, you don't have to use your own! |
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Hein
Since 08 Mar 2005
1314 Posts
Possessed
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| Sat Jan 12, 08 6:44 am |
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I'd like to donate some gear to the OSU club.  |
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pacifichigh
Since 11 May 2005
1004 Posts
ATX
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| Sat Jan 12, 08 8:34 am |
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Go Ducks!
Eugene if you like hot California Chicks
Corvallis if you are into sheep |
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registered
Since 12 Jul 2005
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tsunami
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| Sat Jan 12, 08 9:35 am |
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newport is way better kiting so corvalis seems the better location.
the agricultural college has some good classes.
good thoughts for a young lad.
if you snowboard corvalis is close to hoodoo to .
if you don't snowboard.... think hawaii |
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Sasquatch
Since 09 Mar 2005
2103 Posts
PNW
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| Sat Jan 12, 08 11:25 am |
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Three biggest lies of a OSU student.
1: I have other clothes, I just prefer to wear my Halloween colors all year long.
2: Corvallis is the cultural hub of Oregon, there is SO much to do and see.
3: Honest, I was just helping that sheep over the barbed wire fence.
 
Just getting my jabs in as a Duck alum. the aforementioned in the previous posts are right on the money. Especially about the hot cali chicks at U of O.  Good luck with your decision. |
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Spike
Since 13 May 2007
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Alameda
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| Sat Jan 12, 08 1:16 pm |
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sorry, no kite club, I was just dreaming...
Both schools do have a sailing club, UO's is much nicer I have to admit, all of their sports programs are heavily funded by Nike.
If you want to do kiteboarding I still recommend Corvallis because it's closer to more spots. Corvallis is kind of a small town, and the cops are real anal about EVERYTHING. any Thursday through Saturday night it seems that Corvallis has every police vehicle in the state to patrol campus and surrounding area.
on the other hand, Eugene is not as clean and is full of hippies... |
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SoOR
Since 10 Mar 2007
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| Sat Jan 12, 08 2:07 pm |
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| Spike wrote: | sorry, no kite club, I was just dreaming...
Both schools do have a sailing club, UO's is much nicer I have to admit, all of their sports programs are heavily funded by Nike.
If you want to do kiteboarding I still recommend Corvallis because it's closer to more spots. Corvallis is kind of a small town, and the cops are real anal about EVERYTHING. any Thursday through Saturday night it seems that Corvallis has every police vehicle in the state to patrol campus and surrounding area.
on the other hand, Eugene is not as clean and is full of hippies... |
most people dont realize the reason there are high # of OR state troopers there is because OSU has a federally funded nuclear reactor on campus and some federal law requires OSU to actually have its own dedicated state troopers on site...........just 1 of the many random facts i learned when i used to show new students around OSU w/ their parents.....go beavers |
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eric
Since 13 Jan 2006
1871 Posts
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| Sat Jan 12, 08 4:55 pm |
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| Go Bears... |
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Inept_Fun
Since 14 Apr 2005
1417 Posts
Hood River
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| Sat Jan 12, 08 6:26 pm |
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U of O is where its at in oregon. But if your interested in kiting, I wouldnt go to either.
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Mark
Since 20 Jun 2005
3678 Posts
I need my fix because I'm a
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| Sun Jan 13, 08 5:57 pm |
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Go Beav's...
Oh yeah SCOREBOARD! 
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